,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bcfe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #d1 #bjag,mr4   
,cook introduced the following bill2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
convey certain ,federal land in         
,california to ,apple ,valley1          
,california1 ,twentynine ,palms1        
,california1 ,barstow1 ,california1 and 
,victorville1 ,california4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,desert ,community ,lands ,act4  #b4    
,conveyance for ,apple ,valley          
,off-,highway ,vehicle ,recreation ,area
  7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3    
7#a7 ,town ,the term ,town means the    
town of ,apple ,valley1 ,california4    
7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of the ,interior4  
7b7 ,conveyance of federal land to town 
7#a7 ,conveyance required ,not later    
than #e years after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall convey to the ,town1 without      

consideration1 all right1 title1 and    
interest of the ,united ,states in and  
to the surface estate of the            
approximately #d1fcj acres of land      
generally depicted as ,proposed         
,conveyance ,area on the entitled       
,conveyance to ,town of ,apple ,valley  
and dated ,june #a1 #bjae4 ,such land   
shall be known and designated as the    
,apple ,valley ,off-,highway ,vehicle   
,recreation ,area4  7#b7 ,existing      
rights and mineral estate ,the          
conveyance under this subsection--  7,a7
 is subject to valid existing rights2   
and  7,b7 does not include the mineral  
estate4  7c7 ,use of conveyed land  7#a7
 ,in general ,the land conveyed under   
subsection 7b7 may be used by the ,town 
for any public purpose authorized in    
paragraph 7#b71 consistent with the ,act
 of ,june #ad1 #aibf 7commonly known as 
the ,recreation and ,public ,purposes   
,act2 #dc ,u4,s4,c4 #hfi et seq474  7#b7
 ,authorized purposes ,the purposes of  
the conveyance under subsection 7b7 are 

to allow the ,town to use the conveyed  
land to provide--  7,a7 a suitable      
location for the establishment of a     
centralized off-road vehicle recreation 
park2  7,b7 the public with             
opportunities for off-road vehicle      
recreation1 including a location for    
races1 competitive events1 training and 
other commercial services that directly 
support a centralized off-road vehicle  
recreation area and ,town park2 and     
7,c7 a designated area and facilities   
that would discourage unauthorized use  
of off-highway vehicles in areas that   
have been identified by the ,federal    
,government1 the ,state of ,california1 
or the ,county as containing            
environmentally sensitive land4  7#c7   
,disposal prohibited ,the land conveyed 
under subsection 7b7 may not be disposed
 of by the ,town without the approval of
 the ,secretary4  7d7 ,management plan  
,the ,secretary may develop a special   
management plan for the ,apple ,valley  
,off-,highway ,vehicle ,recreation ,area

 to enhance the safe use of off-highway 
vehicles for recreational purposes4  #c4
 ,conveyance to ,city of ,twentynine    
,palms1 ,california  7a7 ,conveyance    
required ,not later than #a year after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of the ,interior shall   
convey to the city of ,twentynine       
,palms1 ,california1 without            
consideration1 all right1 title1 and    
interest of the ,united ,states in and  
to the surface estate of the land       
generally depicted as ,proposed         
,conveyance to ,twentynine ,palms on the
 map entitled ,proposed ,conveyance to  
,twentynine ,palms and dated ,september 
#ah1 #bjae4  7b7 ,existing rights and   
mineral estate ,the conveyance under    
this section-- 7#a7 is subject to valid 
existing rights2 and  7#b7 does not     
include the mineral estate4  #d4        
,conveyance to ,city of ,barstow1       
,california  7a7 ,conveyance required   
,not later than #a year after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      

,secretary of the ,interior shall convey
 to the city of ,barstow1 ,california1  
without consideration1 all right1 title1
 and interest of the ,united ,states in 
and to the surface estate of the land   
generally depicted as ,proposed         
,conveyance on the map entitled         
,proposed ,conveyance to the ,city of   
,barstow and dated ,january #ac1 #bjag4 
7b7 ,existing rights and mineral estate 
,the conveyance under this section--    
7#a7 is subject to valid existing       
rights2 and  7#b7 does not include the  
mineral estate4  #e4 ,conveyance to     
,city of ,victorville1 ,california  7a7 
,conveyance required ,not later than one
 year after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,secretary of the       
,interior shall convey to the ,city of  
,victorville1 ,california1 without      
consideration1 all right1 title1 and    
interest of the ,united ,states in and  
to the surface estate of the land       
generally depicted as ,proposed         
,conveyance on the map entitled         

,proposed ,conveyance to the ,city of   
,victorville and dated ,april #be1      
#bjag4  7b7 ,existing rights and mineral
 estate ,the conveyance under this      
subsection-- 7#a7 is subject to valid   
existing rights2 and  7#b7 does not     
include the mineral estate4